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1
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Camp
A
Obóz, stronnictwo
The proposal for the new road didn’t go down well in the environmentalist camp
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Pragmatist
A
Pragmatyk, realista
I’m a pragmatist so I’m not interested in such an impractical solution
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Means
A
Sposób
We must get this contract by any means possible
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Scour
A
Przeszukać
I’ve scoured the house for my necklace but I can’t find it anywhere
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Heap
A
Stos
Don’t just leave all your clothes in a heap
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Immoral
A
Niemoralny
I think that lying to get a job is immoral
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Wedded to sth
A
Przywiązany do jakieś idei
Environmentalists are wedded to saving endangered species
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Bring sth to life
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Ożywić
He is such a good narrator that he brought the story to life
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Cheeky-chappy
A
Zabawny
He made us all laugh with his cheeky-chappy behavior
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Get sb out of the door
A
Wypromować
It was Rene Angelil who got Celine Dion out of the door and made her a star
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Neural network
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Sieć neuronowa
Neural networks paly a very important role in artificial intelligence
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Vet
A
Zbadać
All applicants for the position are vetted carefully by a board of interviewers
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Ticketing system
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System sprzedaży biletów
My local cinema has got a new cumputersied ticketing system
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Mainstream
A
Główny nurt
As a radical, he remains outside the mainstream of politics
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Pull off
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Osiągnąć
He managed to pull off the business deal all on his own
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Striking
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Uderzający
She bears a striking resemblence to a famous Hollywood actress
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Odd Prime
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Liczba pierwsza
Odd primes are only divided by one and them selves
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Come to pass
A
Zdarzyć się
Many people believe that all of Nostradamus’ predictions will come to pass
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Exponent
A
Przedstawiciel
In my opinion, the greatest exponent of jazz music was Duke Ellington
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Hand over
A
Przekazać
I wouldn’t dare hand over this project to someone less experienced
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Enable
A
Umożliwić
Computer technology has enabled scientists to make great progress in research
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Dispute
A
Kłótnia
There was some dispute over who should be the new manager of the firm
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Endoscopic surgery
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Operacja endoskopowa
Many operations these days can be done by endoscopic surgery
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Telemedicine
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Telemedycyna
Patients in remote areas can use telemedicine to consult their doctors
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Total up
Podsumować
| We waited while the hotel receptionist totalled up our bill
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Assembly line
Taśma produkcyjna
| Working on an assebmly line, putting together parts of a product, is quite a menial job
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Space capsule
Kapsuła kosmiczna
| It must be very exciting to travel in a space capsule
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Obsolete
Przestarzały
| Outdated
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Crash
(o komputerze) mieć awarię dysku "paść"
| to break down
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Terminal
Stanowisko komputerowe
| a visual display unit
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Hack
Włamać się do systemu komputerowego
| To break into a computer system
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Load
To put data into a computer system so that it is ready to use
Ładować, wgrać na dysk
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Navigator
A software application that displays web pages
| Przeglądarka internetowa
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Update
Unowocześnić
| To make sth more modern
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Web
sieć WWW
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Wallpaper
tapeta
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Wizard
Asystent
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Have access to sth
Mieć dostęp do czegoś
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Download files
Ściągnąć pliki na dysk
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Traffic congestion
Korek na drodze
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Urban sprawl
Rozległa i nechlujna zabudowa miejska
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Space Junk
Zaniezczyszczenie przestrzeni kosmicznej
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Plant
zakład fabryka
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Final frontier
Przestrzeń kosmiczna
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Debris
Gruzy
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Unsightly
Brzydki
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Lethal
Śmiercionośny
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Ailment
Choroba
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Wreak Havoc
szerzyć chaos
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Epidemic
Plaga
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Outlet
Punkt sprzedaży
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Outlook
Perspektywy
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Outing
Wypad
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Outset
Początek - beginning
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Outrage
Wściekłość
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Outlay
Wydatek
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Outdistance
Prześcignąć
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Outdo
przewyższyć
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Outsmart
Przechytrzyć
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Outrun
Wyprzedzić
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Outgrow
wyrosnąć z ubrania
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Outsell
Sprzedać się w dużej liczbie
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Strain
szczep, rodzaj, np. grypy
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Digital
cyfrowy
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Gadgetry
Gadżety
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Prominient
Ważny
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Prototype
Prototyp
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Conventional weapons
Broń konwencjonalna
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Immerse oneself in sth
Zagłębić np. w książkę
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Ground-breaking
przełomowy
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Vibrate
Wibrować
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Word Processing package
edytor tekstów
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Convey
Wyrażać, przekazać
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Confine
To keep in an enclosed place
| Animas in zoos are often confined
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Reserve
rezerwować
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Vastly
ogromnie
| The two boys told vastly different stories
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Outdated
Przestarzały
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Do sb good
Dobrze komuś zrobić
| A walk on the beach will do you good; you need some air
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Break the mould
Przełamać stereotypy
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Blind sb with science
Zbić kogoś z tropu specjalistycznym słownictwem
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Move with the times
iśc z duchem czasu
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Be sb's guinea pig
Być czyimś królikiem doświadczalnym
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Turn the clock back
Cofnąć czas
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Come down to earth
Zejść na ziemię
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Reinvent the wheel
odkrywać Amerykę
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It doesn't take a rocket scientist
to żadna filozofia
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Stand the test of time
Wytrzymać próbę czasu
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In the long run
Na dłuzszą metę
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In light of
w świetle czegoś
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In black and white
czarno na białym
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Behind closed doors
Za zamkniętymi drzwiami
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Bothersome
kłopotliwy
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Send back
odesłać z reklamacją
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Send for
Posłać (po kogoś)
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Send on
przesłać korespondencję na nowy adres
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Send out
wysłać kogoś z wiadomością lub przesyłką
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Take on
podjąć się np. obowiązków
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take back
wycofać się z czegoś co się powiedziało
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Take up
zająć się czymś
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Take in
przyjąć do wiadomości
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online
w internecie
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Commuting
Dojeżdzanie do pracy
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Diagnosis
diagnoza
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Witness
być naoucznym świadkiem
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locate
zlokalizować
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set up
ustawić
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Flight simulator
Symulator lotów
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Hang on
Zaczekać chwilę
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Run sth by sb
powtórzyć coś komuś
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Tuning up
regulacja
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Giant
gigantyczny
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Leap
skok
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Mentally ill
chory psychicznie
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Capture sb's imagination
przemówić do wyobraźni - to make sb interested in sth
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Set foot on/in
Postawić stopę po raz pierwszy, np. na księżycu
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On board
na pokładzie
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Be credited with sth
Mieć przypisane zasługi
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Moonstruck
byś zafascynowanym
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Carve out sth
Zapracować na coś
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Fade
zacierać się
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Intriguing
Intrygujący
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Collective imagionation
wyobraźnia zbiorowa
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Grainy
ziarnisty
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Indistinct
Niewyraźny
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In limbo
w zawieszeniu
| I had my interview last week and now im in limbo to see if i've got the job or not
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comrade
kompan
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Miss out on
stracić okazję
| I missed out on Sally's party
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Unfolding
rozwijający się
| I love watching the news every day and seeing events unfolding around the world
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succesion
Seria
| The footballer scored three goals in succession and the crowd went wild
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Sun-drenched
Skąpany w słońcy
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Lunar
księżycowy
| lunar eclipse
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Unyielding
unwilling to change
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Mesmerised
OCzarowany
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Unprecedented
bezprecedensowy
| Retrieving the MIR station from space will be an unprecedented mission
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Plant
Ustawić, umieścić
| The climbers planted a flag on MT Everest.
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Tranquility
spokój
| The tranquality of the coutry made us relax
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Cut off
Odciąć
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Transfixed
Znieruchomiały
| We were transfixed with terror as we watcher the late night horror film
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Momentous
ważny
| The past century has been among the most momentous in world history with many inventions
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Bring home
Pomóc zrozumieć
| I think that being suspended from school has brought home to him the seriousness of his behavior
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Malfunction
Nieprawidłowo działać
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Dock
Połączyć się na orbicie
| The shuttle will docked with the international space station
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Unthinkable
Nie do pomyślenia
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Fiercely
Zażarcie
| I never dare to criticise him openely: he is fiercely proud
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Retreat
wycofać się
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Overture
wstęp
| He keeps making unwelcome overtures of friendship, even though I've made it clear that I am not interested
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Span
trwać
| Our family history spans four centuries
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Launch
Wysrzelić w kosmos
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Pioneer
pionier
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Shabbily
Niecnie
| I think they treated you very shabbily by claiming your work was their own
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simultaneously
równocześnie
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exemplar
dobry przykład
| The greatest exemplar of British playwrights is William Shakespeare
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Meet-and-greet
Towarzyski
| The politican was exhausted after attending so many meed-and-greet events in attempt to get to know his voters
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Itiinerary
Trasa podróży
| If you look at your itinerary you will see that we are visiting the Royal Palace on Wednesday morning
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Take one's destiny in hand
wziąć los w swoje ręce
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Glare
oślepiające światło
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Manic depression
Depresja maniakalna - super szcześliwy > super smutny
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Think tank
Grupa ekspertów
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Hitch
przeszkoda
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Intensely
Intesywnie
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Rail
poręcz
| No wonder people keep falling down these stairs; we need to get a rail for them to hold onto
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Glide
sunąć, płynąć
| We watched the hostess glide though the room welcoming her guests
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Vastness
Ogrom
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Drift
Dryfować
| Now that working from home is becoming more popular people are beginning to drift away from the cities
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Make out
Rozpoznać
| The fog was so thick that we could barely make out where we had parked the car
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Fragile
kruchy
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On-the-spot
Natychmiastowy
| He made on-the-spot decision
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Cloud over
Zachmurzyć się
| It was sunny this morning but it is starting to cloud over; i think it may rain later
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Nervous breakdown
Załamanie nerowe
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Intercom
Domofon
| The captain announced over the intercom that we were about to land
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Be bound to sth
Mieć obowiązek zrobienia czegoś
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Genetically modified
modyfikowany genetycznie
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Crop
Plon
| A farmer should sow his crop in spring, then reap it in autumn
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Resistant so sth
Odporny, wytrzymały
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Pest
Szkodnik
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Pesticide
Pestycyd
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First and foremost
przede wszystkim
| First ande foremost, we have to increase sales
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Fenced-off
ogrodzony
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Unavoidably
nieuchybnie
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Pollinate
Zapylać
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Untold
nieopisany, taki super
| He has untold wealth; it is impossible to be sure how rich he really is
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Overload
przeciążyć
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Withstand
Wytrzymać
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ONslaught
Szturm
| Soldiers were odered to make another onslaught
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Pester
Prześladujący
| Some parents find their children's pester power so difficult to deal with that they always give in to their demands
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Bluff
blef
| His threat so resign was a bluff; there is no way he would really leave his job
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Disqualified
Zdyskwafilikowany
| The athlete was disqualified for taking drugs
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Anabolic drugs
Anaboliki
| The use on anabolic drugs can increase the athletic performance
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Manual
Instrukcja
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Terminate
Zakończyć się
| I think we should terminate this fight before anybody gets hurt
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Inundate
Zalać
| The village was inundated when the river burst its banks
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Rescue operation
operacja ratunkowa
| The army has launched a rescue operation to save some people
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Dinghy
Szalupa
| The children are not allowed to go too far out to sea in their dinghy as it is such a lightweight boat
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Low-lying
Nisko położony
| Low-lying areas are at an increased risk of flooding during bad weather
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Sumberge
Zatopić
| When the river burst its banks, the entire village was sumberged
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disrupt
przerwać
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dislodge
usunąć z miejsca
| I need to go to the dentist. I dislodged a filling when I was eating a toffee
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Claim
Żądanie
| The insurance company only paid her 60% of the claim because the amount she asked for was too high
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Ravage
Pustoszyć
| The area of the country has been ravaged by bad weather
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Hinder
Spowolnić
| Having Anne on the team will hinder our progress; she slows everybody down
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Rage
Szaleć
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Safe and sound
Cały i zdrowy
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Bask
wygrzewać się na słońcu
| during summer break she loves to bask in the sun all day
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State of the art
nanjowszy
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Pipe
Nadawać
| Music is piped in all the outlets at the soppping centre
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Plasma wall screen
ekran plazmowy
| A plasma wall screen takes up very little space, but is also very expensive
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Reside
Mieszkać
| I no longer reside at that addres;I moved out
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Moecular
Molekularny
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Multi-cell
wielokomórkowy
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Colony
Kolonia
| Many insects live in live in a large group, called colony
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Thrive
Kwitnąć
| The plants thrive when it's sunny
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Cosmos
kosmos
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Biosphere
Biosfera
| The earth's biosphere ranges from about 10km into the atmosphere to the deepest ocean floor
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Outpost
placówka
| it must be quite lonely living in a remote mountain otpust
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Exceed
przekroczyć
| Her wark far exceeded my expectations, it was great
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Sophisticated
wyszukany
| Modern telephones are much more sophisticated than earlier models
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Midget
Mikroskopijny
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Technophile
Technofil
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Soak up
Wchłonąć
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Logician
logik
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Distinguished
wybitny
| He is a Distinguished journalist who has won many awards
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Quantum physics
Fizyka kwantowa
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Defence policy
Polityka obronna
| The government has a very strong defence policy
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Humility
pokora
| Although he is now very rich and successful, he still has a deep sens of humility
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Principle
zasada
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Upbringing
wychowanie
| She had a very good upbringing and learnt how to behave properly
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Prestigious
Prestiżowy
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Lucrative
dochodowy
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Culminate
Osiągnąć punkt kulminacyjny
| Her successful acting carrer culminated in her being accepted by the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Painstaking
Pracowity
| After carrying out a painstaking search through your filles I have found missing documents
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Refurbishment
Odnowienie
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Hydroelectric
Hydroelektryczny
| Hydroelectric power is produced by flowing water
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Mainframe computer
Komputer typu mainframe
| Mainframe computers are becoming obsolete; they are replaced by more modern ones
